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Predicting the antitumor effects of STI571 by analysis of c-kit gene mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: Report of a case.
Surgery today - 1 Jan 2006
Tsuneoka Noritsugu, Kuroki Tamotsu, Haraguchi Masashi, Furui Jyunichirou
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of a large gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), greater than 5 cm in diameter, in the stomach. Microscopically, high levels of mitosis were observed, indicative of a high-grade malignancy. We analyzed the c-kit gene mutations by a replication competent retrovirus assay and DNA sequencing, which revealed a c-kit mutation in exon 11. Liver metastases were detected 7 months after surgery. Patients...
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